Laurier—Sainte-Marie Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Laurier—Sainte-Marie is the name of a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada. Its population is 100,488. (2001)
Geography
The district includes Saint-Denis and Saint-Jean-Baptiste and the eastern parts of Saint-Louis and Mile End in the Plateau Mont-Royal borough and the eastern part of Saint-Jacques and the western part of Sainte-Marie in the Ville-Marie borough in the City of Montreal.
History
The electoral district of Laurier was created in 1933 from Laurier—Outremont and Saint-Denis. In 1987, the district of Laurier—Sainte-Marie was created from Laurier, Sainte-Marie and Saint-Jacques. In 2003, the name was changed to Laurier and then back to Laurier—Sainte-Marie in 2004. The name comes from a street in Plateau Mont-Royal named after Wilfrid Laurier.
List of Members:
- Ernest Bertrand, Liberal (1933-1949)
- Eugène Lefrancois, Liberal (1949-1957)
- Lionel Chevrier, Liberal (1957-1964)
- Fernand Leblanc, Liberal (1964-1979)
- David Berger, Liberal (1979-1987)
- Jean-Claude Malépart, Liberal (1987-1990)
- Gilles Duceppe, Bloc Québécois (1990-present)
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